Community should be cautious on cell towers
By Elizabeth Kelley
Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 08.27.2008
I hope parents aren't being misled by a recent front-page story in the Arizona Daily Star ("TUSD scraps West Side cell-phone tower plans," Aug. 23). As the article indicates, Robins Elementary Principal Elizabeth Minno said the tower issue "might be brought up for discussion in the future."
I have worked on this issue for more than 12 years, both in the United States and internationally. As the article states, the debate at Robins is "a microcosm of one taking place nationwide, and it's not limited to schools. Sometimes, it's neighborhood and homeowner associations that balk at the installations," and for good reason.
Increasingly, neurological symptoms are being reported in communities where wireless transmitters are located, including poor concentration, memory loss, depression, headaches, sleep problems, as well as cancers and other diseases.
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http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/254631
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=wireless+transmitter
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=neurological
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=memory+loss
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=cancer
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Commission+for+Electromagnetic+Safety
Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 08.27.2008
I hope parents aren't being misled by a recent front-page story in the Arizona Daily Star ("TUSD scraps West Side cell-phone tower plans," Aug. 23). As the article indicates, Robins Elementary Principal Elizabeth Minno said the tower issue "might be brought up for discussion in the future."
I have worked on this issue for more than 12 years, both in the United States and internationally. As the article states, the debate at Robins is "a microcosm of one taking place nationwide, and it's not limited to schools. Sometimes, it's neighborhood and homeowner associations that balk at the installations," and for good reason.
Increasingly, neurological symptoms are being reported in communities where wireless transmitters are located, including poor concentration, memory loss, depression, headaches, sleep problems, as well as cancers and other diseases.
Read More...
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/254631
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=wireless+transmitter
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=neurological
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=memory+loss
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=cancer
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Commission+for+Electromagnetic+Safety
Starmail - 27. Aug, 10:58